Global Regulatory Update, Jan. 23-29, 2022

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0007 for CFM LEAP-1As and -1Cs, implementing time limits and maintenance checks under airworthiness limitations section, effective Feb. 2, 2022.

EASA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-0009 for CFM LEAP-1As, requiring inspection of high-pressure turbine rotor stage 1 blade and stator stage 1 nozzles, effective Feb. 2, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2022-02-16 for all Boeing 787-8s, -9s and -10s, requiring revising the limitations and operating procedures sections of the existing airplane flight manual to incorporate limitations prohibiting certain landings and the use of certain minimum equipment list items, and incorporating operating procedures for calculating landing distances, when in the presence of 5G C-Band interference as identified by Notices to Air Missions, effective Jan. 19, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-26-03 for certain Boeing 737-300s, -400s and -500s, requiring an inspection of certain fuselage frame splices for existing repairs, repetitive inspections of certain fuselage frame splices for cracking and applicable on-condition actions, effective Feb. 22, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-26-10 for certain Boeing 747-400s, -400Ds and -400Fs, requiring replacing the system tube/wire seals made of Boeing Material Specification 8-39 urethane foam in certain areas of the airplane, effective Feb. 22, 2022.

FAA has issued airworthiness directive 2021-25-05 for certain Boeing 737-200s, -200Cs, -300s, -400s and -500s, requiring repetitive inspections, replacement and applicable on-condition actions for certain fuselage crown skin panels, effective Feb. 22, 2022.

Transport Canada has issued airworthiness directive CF-2021-52, a blanket alternative means of compliance with the Transport Canada airworthiness directive prohibiting operations requiring radio altimeter in the presence of 5G C-Band wireless broadband interference, for all transport and commuter aircraft equipped with a radio altimeter made by Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Pilatus, Fokker, Saab, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Airbus Canada, ATR, Yaborã Indústria Aeronáutica, MHI RJ Aviation, BAE Systems and Viking Air.